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We select the finest ingredients the world has to offer, craft premium products made with love, and never settle for shortcuts. We believe that when we share our food, we share a part of ourselves - and that’s the only way we’d put our name on it. \nToday, our small family company has grown into a national leader in specialty olives, peppers, and sauces under the leadership of CEO Jeff Mezzetta, and our commitment to quality has never wavered. With an 80-year legacy behind us and a bright future ahead, we’re seeking passionate, driven candidates to help us bring our cherished family traditions to a new generation.\nThe ideal candidate will have an immediate connection to our Core Ingredients: \nCrunchy Crunchy: We are hungry for excellence.\nOwn It: We think and act as an owner - with appetite, initiative, and responsibility.\nConnection: We build authentic relationships that foster trust and open communications.\nVibrance: We come to work eager and passionate about fulfilling our vision. When we share our work, we share a part of who we are.\nMezzetta is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Innovation to serve as the operational backbone of our pre-launch innovation project portfolio. This role will bring structure, clarity, and decision discipline to a fast-paced, cross-functional environment-particularly within our innovation pipeline and stage gate process.\nReporting to the VP of Strategy & Execution, this leader will standardize and elevate project management practices while also acting as a critical thought partner to functional leaders-ensuring teams understand status, risks, tradeoffs, and implications of key decisions.\nThis role is not just about tracking projects-it is about driving alignment, enabling better decisions, and improving the success rate of innovation at Mezzetta.\nResponsibilities \nInnovation & Stage Gate Leadership \nOwn and continuously improve Mezzetta’s innovation stage gate process\nEnsure clear entry/exit criteria, decision frameworks, and accountability at each gate\nDrive decision clarity and durability-minimizing rework and scope churn\nPartner with Innovation, Marketing, R&D, and Operations to ensure feasibility, alignment, and execution readiness\nSurface tradeoffs (cost, timing, complexity) to enable strong decision-making\nPortfolio Visibility & Decision Support\nProvide a clear, consolidated view of innovation project portfolio health\nTranslate complex project data into clear executive-level insights\nIdentify risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints early\nEnable leadership to make inform\nInnovation Project Management Capability Building\nEstablish and enforce best practices, tools, and methodologies\nDrive consistency in project scoping, planning, and execution\nTrain cross-functional teams on effective project management and stage gate discipline\nExecution Excellence\nImprove predictability, speed, and quality of project delivery\nDrive accountability across teams for timelines, deliverables, and outcomes\nLead retrospectives and continuous improvement efforts\nOptimize tools (e.g., Smartsheet) to support scalable executioned prioritization and resource decisions\nRequirements\nBachelor’s Degree. 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